Porter Ranch Town Center
An attractive, less-crowded shopping center you may enjoy
The Porter Ranch Town Center is an attractive new shopping center that lets travelers make their purchases with easy-off/easy on-again freeway access. With its stores located just to the north side of the California 118 Freeway, you'll have no trouble finding the Porter Ranch Town Center.
The Porter Ranch Drive exit, which you'll take to reach the plaza, is delightfully traffic-free in comparison with other greater Los Angeles freeway intersections. Why? Because unlike most exits along The 118 Freeway, Porter Ranch Drive does NOT connect to the San Fernando Valley streets to the south. Porter Ranch Dr only heads north into the less-populated new developments of the Porter Ranch.
Not only is there less traffic at this exit than many others, but also the medium-sized Porter Ranch Town Center's stores can offer you almost any type of merchandise you're seeking. And if you can't find what you want here, just one exit away on the freeway you'll come to Tampa Ave; a short drive down the beautiful pine tree-laden Tampa Avenue will take you directly to the Northridge Fashion Center Mall, where you can pick up any items you weren't able to find in Porter Ranch. (Porter Ranch is great for finding "general merchandise," but for clothes and accessories-shopping, the Northridge Mall is the better choice.)
On this page, we'll talk about the various stores and restaurants you'll find at the Porter Ranch Town Center, along with contact information and directions to this handsome plaza.
Shopping at the Porter Ranch Town Center
Porter Ranch Health, Beauty and Fitness specialists
You'll find a variety of shops and services in the category of health, beauty and fitness in and around the Porter Ranch Town Center. This category includes cosmetics, hair and nail salons, vitamins and health food, and fitness centers. Here's the list:
Though there are no gyms where you can workout at the Porter Ranch Town Center itself, you'll have a couple of options from which to choose not far away.
Down Rinaldi Street (closer to the Tampa Ave exit of the 118 Freeway) you'll find Curves for Women, (phone number (818) 368-3811.) This is a location of the popular ladies-only fitness center which specializes in time-efficient workouts along a circuit of stations through which the clients rotate. The Porter Ranch address of this world-wide chain is 19300 Rinaldi St, Porter Ranch, CA 91326.
A great family exercise option in the Porter Ranch Town Center area is the North Valley Family YMCA; address, 11336 Corbin Ave, Northridge, CA 91326. Only a quick trip from the shopping plaza, you'll find activities for the whole family to enjoy, from swimming lessons for the kids to strenuous workout classes for adults (plus much more!) The Porter Ranch YMCA phone number is (818) 368-3231. The generous hours of operation at the YMCA are as follows: Mondays through Fridays, the Porter Ranch YMCA opens at 5 am and closes at 10 pm. On Saturdays, the Y's opening time is at 7 am and its closing time is at 7 pm. On Sundays, you can expect the North Valley YMCA to open at 8 am and close at 6 pm.
In addition to the GNC store, you'll find the nearby Whole Foods Market, phone number 818-363-3933, a good place to pick up vitamins & supplements, health foods, and nutritious snacks for along the road.
Other stores at the Porter Ranch Town Center
The remainder of stores and services at the Porter Ranch Town Center fall into many different categories---general merchandise, electronics, toys and children's items, clothing, banking services, etc.
Porter Ranch is a great place for travelers to stop to get money! You'll find 4 banks here; all feature ATM machines for after-hours banking. These are:
You'll find a limited amount of choices at the Porter Ranch Town Center if you've come to buy clothes and accessories. (As mentioned in the opening paragraphs, a great place to shop for clothing is at the Northridge Fashion Center Mall, only about 3 miles away.) The few specialists in apparel and shoes are:
The list of other stores at the Porter Ranch Town Center includes some very large and popular names in the retail world. You can find a wide selection of merchandise at the following stores:
Restaurants at the Porter Ranch Town Center
You'll have a choice of table-service dining, counter service restaurants and snack shops at the Porter Ranch Town Center. Some of the restaurants are located near this shopping center's decorative fountain, forming a "food court" type area. Other restaurants are located at various sites throughout the plaza.
Restaurants and snack bars at the Porter Ranch TC include:
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE PORTER RANCH TOWN CENTER--- Unfortunately, at this time there are no movie theaters (nor other entertainment) at the shopping plaza, nor at the nearby Tampa Avenue shopping centers. However, you'll find the beautiful new Pacific Theater location called the Northridge Fashion Center 10 cinema less than 3 miles away at the Northridge Mall. The Northridge Pacific Theater's phone number is (818) 501-5121. For further info, please visit the Northridge Fashion Center page of this website. Or, to find a list of other nearby Pacific Theaters (such as Pacific's Winnetka 21 Theaters in Chatsworth,) please visit the Pacific Theaters page of this website.
Porter Ranch Town Center: Map and Directions
The Porter Ranch Town Center does not have one single address. Each establishment within the plaza has its own, individual address (and has been listed above on this page.)
Shopping hours also vary from business to business at the Porter Ranch Town Center. Some stores operate on the mall-like schedule of 10 am to 9 pm Mondays through Saturdays, with shortened hours of 11 am to 7 pm on Sundays. Other establishments offer much longer hours of operation. Call the individual store (using the phone numbers listed above) if you're unsure of the hours of the business or restaurant you'd like to visit.
Directions to the Porter Ranch Town Center: From the CA 118 Freeway, take the Porter Ranch Drive exit and head 1/2 block north. You'll find the shopping center at the intersection of Porter Ranch Drive with Rinaldi Street.
To get a better look at where you'll want to head, you may use the following link to view a
Yahoo map of the Porter Ranch Town Center area of Porter Ranch, California.
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